it was specifically approved by the new london, by the new london city council. now, look, nobody says that politics at the local level as at the federal level is without the influence of powerful entities what's needed, of course, is more transparency and more participation. and i strongly back that. but i stand by my, by my view that those are the proper remedies and not taking away an entire power from local governments to engage in economic redevelopment. >> i'm going to ask a question, then -- >> whatever order. >> that's fine. and commissioner harriet, commissioner kline. last week the pew research center issued a report that shows that the net worth of minorities, especially latinos and african-americans, has plummeted particularly due to the current economic conditions that we find such that latinos and african-americans' net worth now is 22 time less than white americans. and i think there's a civil rights issue embedded there, but that's not what i'm going to ask you about. most of the wealth that minorities have accumulated in the past has been based o

it was specifically approved by the new london, by the new london city council. now, look, nobody says that politics at the local level as at the federal level is without the influence of powerful entities what's needed, of course, is more transparency and more participation. and i strongly back that. but i stand by my, by my view that those are the proper remedies and not taking away an entire power from local governments to engage in economic redevelopment. >> i'm going to ask a question, then -- >> whatever order. >> that's fine. and commissioner harriet, commissioner kline. last week the pew research center issued a report that shows that the net worth of minorities, especially latinos and african-americans, has plummeted particularly due to the current economic conditions that we find such that latinos and african-americans' net worth now is 22 time less than white americans. and i think there's a civil rights issue embedded there, but that's not what i'm going to ask you about. most of the wealth that minorities have accumulated in the past has been based o

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> well new hope tonight for two graduates. behind bars for more than two years. iran's foreign minister is quoted as saying he hopes they will be released soon. the two men face ease pi nag charges for crossing into iron illegally in 2009. their trial ended sunday. iranian judges will announce their verdict soon. a third hiker was released last year. >>> defending its decision to downgrade the economy. jay dow on the reasons for the move which comes as americans worry about rising interest rates. >> credit agencies standard is standing by its decision to downgrade the u.s. credit rating. america went from a aaa to a aa plus rating, which means s and p considers the u.s. a riskier investment. last week the agency warned it was watching the u.s. economy and says it decided to issue the downgrade on the heels of the debate. congress and president barack obama agreed to more than $2 trillion in deficit cuts over a ten year period. wanted $4 trillion in cuts and more revenue. >> we're not at all confident that congress is ready to

and throughout the british countryside tonight. >>> nbc news can confirm tonight after a week of raging fires, riots, looting in the streets of london and beyond, bill bratton, former chief of police in new york and l.a. and boston has been asked by the british prime minister to come on board as a consultant to work with the british government to control this kind of out of control mob violence. >>> meanwhile there's some uplifting news tonight from the ashes of this week. a lot of regular folks, friends, neighbors are taking a stand for their own streets. nbc's jim maceda has our report tonight from london. >> reporter: it was not a week for the proud or patriotic here. >> i don't know why people do this. >> reporter: moments of senseless violence, hatred and desperation shocked the nation and those beyond. now the cleanup has started, but so has the fight back. >> we will do whatever it takes to restore law and order and to rebuild our communities. >> reporter: there's defiance in the streets, vigilante groups seeks and turks defending their communities. police raids on alleged rioters have led to at least 1,700 arrests, the court

. >>> in world news, london police arrested nearly 1600 people over the violence, disorder and luting from the riots that broke out. police say this is footage of the attempted murder of two police police officers as they chase luters from stores. both officers are recovering. it follows the killing of a man in london. >> it is believed al-qaeda forces are behind attacks in iraq today. the bombs hit 17 cities. there were reports of suicide bombers. 63 people were killed. hundreds of others injured. it was the most coordinated attack in more than a year. >>> in thailand flooding remains critical and 24 people have died. these are images. a constant down pour of rain lasted throughout the week. 285,000 people have been effected by the flooding and 720,000 acres of farmland damaged by the floods. >>> a major milestone for a major league slugger and the giants suffer what some are calling their worst loss of the season. gary has that story and all the sports, he is up next. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points

to london, down 3%. to new york, down almost 6%. extending a 12-day sell-off that's erased more than 15% from the dow. >> at any given day, the ebb and flow of the stock market is all about confidence and right now there's no confidence. >> reporter: in total, more than $2 trillion in stock market wealth wiped out thanks to uncertainty about the national debt and s&p's downgrade. for the average investor, it's an expensive hit to the bottom line. some $16,500 erased from their 401k statements. it's all adding to the economic gloom as the nation feels like it's slipping back toward recession. >> the businesses and consumers pull back, then the odds of recession go very, very quickly. >> reporter: beyond the stock market losses, the downgrade will likely hit american families' bottom lines in other ways. s&p downgraded mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac today. a move likely to increase the cost of buying a new home by tens of thousands of dollars and damage an already fragile housing market. beyond mortgages, rates for basic c

starting to show. >> reporter: saturday's riots follow several outbreaks of violence in london this year. and newhis evening in yet another neighborhood in north london. police have deployed more forces on the streets, bracing for more to come. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> mason: in iraq, bomb blasts in a town south of baghdad early today have killed at least six people and injured 14 others. two children under the age of ten reportedly are among the dead. the bombs were planted next to two homes in the town for reasons unknown. and ahead, erica hill on the famine that has millions of africans in its grip. that story is next. next. se. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms. [ female announcer ] it cannot change the course of the disease. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarr

a four-year-old letter has surfaced and it raises new questions about who in the murdoch empire knew what. mark phillips in london the letter. >> reporter: the "news of the world" newspaper is gone, closed down, a casualty of its phone hacking culture. but the scandal it left behind was given new life today. the latest bombshell comes from the only reporter at the paper who has actually gone to jail for phone hacking. clive goodman served a four- month sentence after admitting he had listened to conversations involving britain's royal family. the paper said he was a rogue reporter acting alone, but now a letter he wrote to his bosses at the time has been released in which he claims that phone hacking was widely discussed in the daily editorial conference until explicit reference to it was banned by the editor. the editor was andy coulson, the man prime minister david cameron later hired to run his press office. coulson has always denied any knowledge of the hacking. >> we never condone it had use of phone hacking nor do i have any recollection of incidences where phone hacking took place. >> reporter: but that de

mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> more of the days news right after this. we'll be right back. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any planned medical or dental procedures, and don't stop taking pradaxa without your doctor's approval, as stopping may increase your stroke risk. other side effects include indiges

martin fletcher, nbc news, london. >>> and there was more heart breaking news tonight from the horn of africa, where children and families are suffering through the worst drought and famine in decades. today, trucks loaded with desperately needed food were looted in the capital of mogadishu in a fight that turned deadly. the situation at the only children's hospital in the capital is dire. as we hear tonight from chief foreign correspondent richard engel, we caution you the images in his report are disturbing. >> reporter: it may be safer now not to come to mogadishu's hospital. amid the famine and war, disease is spreading. they already suffer malnutrition, now there is a cholera outbreak at the hospital. these two children are wasting away. i came because my kids have diarrhea, she said. i think it is from the hunger. the patients are given iv drips, but they can't hold the fluids. this is where new arrivals come at the only hospital for children in mogadishu. there is no running water, no electricity, no operating room or toilets even, yet people still come here, looking for medical

but it doesn't seem to be slowing down at this point, brian. >> michelle kosinski in our nbc news london bureau tonight. michelle, thanks. >>> when our broadcast continues on a monday night, a woman goes in for chemo, but there are no drugs due to a shortage. and it is happening to thousands of people with all kinds of drugs across the country. >>> and later, "making a difference" for kids who sometimes have to grow up too fast because mom or dad is serving their country. >>> we're back with what's been a quiet health care emergency developing over time. the shortage of life-saving medicines for cancer patients and others who need them. it is happening more and more across this country. and our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has more about what's going on and why. >> reporter: when 51-year-old breast and colon cancer patient gail woodish showed up for her regular chemotherapy treatment in november, she was stunned to learn her hospital had run out of her medicine. >> i had already just lost my hair, i had lost my eyebrows, i had so many things going on, i was worried. >> report

so far today, there is some good news. london opened today and actually currently trading in positive territory. there is a chance there may be some containment in some of the panic. >>> we'll go live to the stock exchange at 6:45. >> new foreclosure numbers reveal that nationwide fewer people are losing their homes. foreclosures dropped 7% last month compared to june. they attribute to it processing delays and reluctance of banks taking back properties. california as the second highest foreclosure rate behind nevada. in the bay area it dropped 33%. in napa county foreclosures are down 17% but filings are up 55% and up 22% in san francisco. >> this morning, oakland police are confirming the arrest of one person in drive-by shooting that killed a three-year-old boy. his death has sparked an emotional outcry in the community. >> we do have somebody that is in custody, a person of interest that we think may be closely tied to the incident. >> reporter: oakland police chief says they may have evidence that may tie the person to the m

nick watt, abc news, london. >> i'm more impressed with the outfit matches the trim of the umbrella. that says it all right there. >> you're not goingo apply for the position? >> no, i'll keep my day job right here. >> all right. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday, cheerio. >>> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland where the bart board of directors is expected to make an important decision today. if you ride bart. this decision will impact you. >> also this morning, a statewide amber alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl from hollister. police think her father abducted her. >> and payroll employee from giants is accused of bheflg money from the giants over the past year. >>> clouds are hanging around in drizzle this morning and sunshine and cooler weather at least for today. >>> good morning, sue hall, traffic center, we're following wednesday commute. overnight road work. >> 4:30 wednesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. >> let's begin with statewide amber alert. christ

martin fletcher, nbc news, london. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues this sunday, they can hack it. america's top spies infiltrate a conference of computer geeks in search of some new recruits. >>> and later, making a difference. a neighborhood filled with fast food joints and no healthy options until one man's fresh idea rolled into town. >>> in recent days, the computer hacking group known as anonymous launched a cyber attack on u.s. websites, posting a trove of private information online. there's a growing worry in the u.s. that we're falling behind in this cyber battle, and you'll never guess where officials are looking for are recruits to fight back. pete williams has our report. >> reporter: at this las vegas conference of computer geeks, the federal government is looking for hackers. but it's not trying to arrest them. it's trying to hire them. >> you're dealing with the brightest people in the world. these people come together here to exchange and share ideas. and we need those type of people. >> reporter: the national security agency, nsa, for decades the federal governmen

elizabeth palmer cbs news, london. >> mitchell: those two american hikers who were still jailed any ran-- iran made their final court appearance today. their lawyer said he hopes they will be a freed whenced verdict is nounced this week. shane bauer and josh fattal were arrested on iran's board we are iraq two years ago today. later college grads overwhelmed by student loan debt. we'll tell you about a do it yourself champion of cleaner beaches and the arrest in mexico of an accused drug cartel kingpin. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other

elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> the war in afghanistan is taking an increased toll among afghan civilians as well. the most recent u.n. report says more than 1400 civilians were killed in conflict-related incidents during the first six months of this year. that's up 15% over the same period last year. the report blames insurgents for 80% of the deaths. here at home, financial experts and politicians alike are reacting to last night's announcement by standard & poor's that it is lowering america's credit rating from triple a to double a-plus. whit johnson in washington has more on the demotion and the fallout. >> why, because-- >> that is pernicious nonsense. >> reporter: for those who have long said that washington can't get things done, standard & poor's now officially agrees. america's new double a-plus rating makes us a riskier investment than those of 18 other governments, including the isle of man and liechtenstein. the 11th hour deal to raise the debt ceiling left s&p unconvinced that a new bipartisan committee will lead to significant financial reforms. >> it does not go

let's take a look at the temperatures. 18 degrees, a little bit on the chilly side for new london comparedo what's happening in paris, 13 degrees here, 39 in madrid, 27 a warm day for new vienna as well, 5 in athe35 in athens and stockholm at 16. here's your extended forecast. . once again our top stories at the this hour the u.s. dollar has hit an all-time low against the yen in new york trading on friday. the dollar dropped below its previous record low of 76.25 yen set on march 17th. selling of the dollar and the euro for yen has accelerated over concerns about e outlook for the u.s. and european economies. the dollar is currently trading between 76.15-18 yen. >>> the japanese government is partially lifting its ban on the shipment and transportation of beef cattle from miyagi prefecture northeastern japan. it imposed the restriction after levels of radioactive cesium were detected in beef. the cows had been fed rice straw that became highly contaminated from the fallout of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant accident. >> translator: the decision is based on securing safety and manageme

in connecticut the naval submarine base at new london -- the naval submarine base new london in grautin has sent its submarines out to sea to avoid the storm. the connecticut governor has also declared a state of emergency. so has the governor of massachusetts as that state prepares for what they say. they are expecting to be the worst storm in massachusetts in 20 years. of particular concern in springfield, which is still recovering from a rare tornado there in june. >>> thank you for sparing us some time tonight. >> good evening. >> what are the basics that people should understand now about the projected path of the storm and its timing? >> the storm is a little unusual, and that's why it's getting so much attention, for a couple of reasons. one is the forecast track, which takes the center that you can see down here off the north carolina coast. it takes it very much along the shoreline and through long island and into southern new england. most of the time the center of a hurricane passes off shore. worst the weather is to the center and near the east. it puts all the metropolitan

charlie d'agata, cbs news. london. >>> and prince harry is coming to the united states to continue his apache helicopter training. harry, who is a captain in the british army, will spend time in southern california and arizona. he will arrive in the next few months. the prince may be deployed to the war zone after he finishes that training. >>> it probably didn't play out the way a criminal planned. surveillance video shows an attempted armored robbery at the wing stop in fairfield last night -- the employee grabbed the barrel of the gun after attempting to disarm the gunman chasing the wannabe robber and ends up tackling him right there. well, the shotgun is wrestled free. he turned on the suspect and after lecturing the thief, i know -- he shakes his hand and lets him go without the shotgun. >> i would just say, whatever you need go,. >>> we are back in the soup for the weather. will the clouds stick around? lawrence karnow will have the pinpoint forecast coming up next. >>> historic treasure almost ends up in the t

mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> after an extensive man hunt, coalition forces are claiming a symbolic. an f16 air strike killed the tall ban insurgent responsible for the deadly helicopter crash this past weekend. the taliban attack killed 30 americans and eight afghan commandos. >>> prosecutors on the brian stowe beating case say their case is based on admissions from both suspects. in an l.a. courtroom today, lui sanchez and marvin norwood pleaded not guilty to charges of mayhem and assault and battery. he continues to make progress. >>> at&t park is literally a field of dreams tonight for hundreds of giants fans. elizabeth cook shows us they are paying for the chance to lay their heads on the lawn that the team calls home. >> it's like wow. pablo has stood on this area. >> now you are sleeping on it. >> yeah. it's like sacred ground for baseball. >> summertime and camping usually go hand in hand. but for these giants fans, roughing it means setting up their tents on the perfectly groomed grass in the outfield of at&t park. >> it is like a dream come true. it's so cool. we get to se

jim maceda, nbc news, london. >>> now we turn to a developing story in this country with millions of americans stretched along the east coast on summer vacation, we have a hurricane to tell you about tonight, hurricane irene. its heading towards the bahamas and then later this week targeting the united states. late this afternoon, the international space station took some photos of irene as it moved off puerto rico. weather channel meteorologist brian norcross is with us tonight, and, brian, all those eyes are on the blue lines, the projection maps doesn't make the folks in the carolinas very happy. >> not the carolinas and not points north, brian. it's an 80-mile-per-hour category 1 hurricane now but it's forecast to get much stronger and head toward the eastern u.s. takes a look at the track map, we'll show you where it is right now. that's just north of the dominican republic here, it's forecast by tomorrow to move by and intensify into a category 2 hurricane and then as you said, head into the bahamas. then as you say, headed into the bahamas this could be a very significant hurr

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mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> pelley: what follows is at the top of the president's agenda. wyatt andrews is with the vacationing president on martha's vineyard. >> reporter: the president wasn't ready to declare victory in libya, but he was sending messages to the victors, telling the rebel alliance that will soon govern libya what kind of country the u.s. hopes will emerge from the chaos. >> the opposition should continue to take important steps to bring about a transition that is peaceful, inclusive, and just. >> reporter: in benghazi, the political leader of the rebels was promising just that. mustafa abdel jalil, head of the transitional national council, urged his fighters, many of whom are loyal to tribal leaders, not to engage in street justice, and to lay down their weapons when the fighting ends, "to prove to the world," jalil said, "that we are a modern islamic nation that respects human rights and humanity." mr. obama also sought to remind americans why qaddafi was worth the use of air power. he recalled qaddafi's links to several terror attacks, including the de

new tactic london police may -- new tactics london may use to stop the violence. >>> a deadly shootinghree-year-old boy. >>> and who is meeting today, we go live today to the opening bell next. . >>> welcome back to the morning news, they are getting ready to ring the opening bell, there it is live we are looking for a 1% rebound on the opening and that's expected after the two big sellouts and also we are looking for the federal reserve, they are already meeting in washington and a statement is expected to be released just about 11:15 our time so we will be looking for that and of course economists are looking for the reserve to bring confidence. there is also a bond buying program that could help the confidence and the bottom of your screen is headed up and we will have more in that said meeting later today. >>> august 9th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, it is now 6:30. >> well that opening bell pam was telling you about was what investors was waiting for this morning. watching the financial district, back with us live, good morning alley. >> reporter: we had a chance to talk

we are working on getting a reporter from our sister station there at sky news in london and once we get that person on board, we'll bring you live back there with more details. eric? >> eric: there are new questions after a tragic day for the united states in afghanistan. 30 u.s. troops have been killed in a single deadliest incident there since the start of the afghan war. the taliban claiming responsibility for apparently shooting down our chopper. but that's not confirmed now. some are asking how could this have happened and how will it impact our efforts in afghanistan? captain chuck nash is a retired u.s. navy captain and a fox news military analyst who joins us now from washington. captain nash, it's great to see you, not under these circumstances, you know our hearts and families go out to the families of the victim, the brave troops who are out there. and seal team 6, 22 members of that seal team 6 were on board this chopper. they must be devastated. how could this happen? >> well, from the original reports and again, eric, all first reports are normally wrong. there never as

. >> in world news, london authorities continue to show that they have absolutely no patience with looting and bangles. they have been raiding the homes of suspected rioters. this follows four nights of unrest that spread from london to other british cities. police are attracting people down and arrested them using photos from the internet, television and newspapers. homes and businesses were trashed and burned, freeman trying to defend a store were killed. italy's government has approved a new austerity measures, the emergency steps will save billions of dollars over two years, they hope. this is in response to demands from the european central bank. recent protests by workers upset at spending cuts is making the government say we have to try to balance the budget. >> in china, where it continues to save eight to that are now trapped in a tunnel that collapse as they were working on a national highway. the cruise believe they know where the workers are and ventilation fans and water pipes are still in tact. independent research says that his american drones' strikes have killed 85 civilia

. >>> another doc foggy >>> in world news tonight, london authorities continue to show they have no patiencewith looters and with vandals. you may have seen this video. they have been raiding the homes of rioters. this follows four nights of unrest that has spread to other british cities. police have been tracking people down using photographs from the internet, television, and newspapers. homes and businesses were trashed and burned in the rioting. three men tried to defend their store were killed. >>> isolated indian tribe in brazil seems to have vanished. there are concerns that the tribe may have been run off by drug traffickers. the group was filmed for this year, these are pictures of the area where they lived. an aid group reported that suspected traffickers destroyed a guard post. that was built neither tribe's location in order to mñwñ >>> well the week on wall street ended much better than it started. take a look at the closing numbers for today. the dow jones industrial average finished up today 126 opponents at 11,2 of 0. north side dak did well ending 15 points higher. we show y

is on still believe a group of muslims try to enforce tough sharia law in london opening a new front of multicultural tension in europe. international news and comment this is r.t. live in moscow just turned eight pm in the russian capital so world markets according back their losses but remain unstable after the sharpest for since two thousand and eight and raised fears of another wave of the global recession and the slowing u.s. economy and a huge debt crisis that is daniel bushell is following the markets from brussels. the euro virus is spreading to new countries france and belgium all next the record high is against germany's the u.k.'s financial services authority has asked british banks to reveal how much debt they hold in belgium on fears that that country could be next italy and spain have entered crisis talks with the e.u. as their yields critical of you guys so now you have investors pulling out of france italy and spain the second third and fourth largest eurozone economies and that is why the investors in the markets are punishing the moment the leaders of france spain a

don >> in world news, london police are rounded up writers after days of violence. officers made golf more than 1000 arrests. police track down suspects using photographs that appear on the internet, in television and newspapers. more than 1800 people arrested in connection with the violence this week. here is video, of the north section of london is in ruins. officials estimate millions of dollars in damage. the riots began after police shot and killed a man. she searched >> let's get a look at whether. >> later today, a lot more sunshine. here is a lot of the view from the mt. tam cam. plenty of sunshine. clouds and fog are the morning mix. temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. warmer than yesterday. the fog is never far away. a typical summer like pattern. the fall will pull back by 1:00 p.m. is confine itself to the coastline. the fall will be gone by noon. 60's in fairfield and concord. if you are participating in the outside plants festival in san francisco, here is your forecast. mid-60's for both days, morning clouds on saturday and partly cloudy on sunday.

his life has played out in a hugely popular with the popular musical in new york, london, and lagos.kathy park and went to meet him. >> it is about freedom of speech. it is about justice. it is against corruption. it is about the ills of what governments do to their people. the bigger picture was not about my father. he is one of the many fighters that has given people like me the courage to stand firm and not compromise the truth. >> how did you feel when you first got on board? >> i was so impressed. i felt lonely. it seemed the was the only boys fighting for a africa. when i saw the play, it opened so many avenues for me. this battle is not lost. >> i am far away, in america. they're taking it over. from the bottom of my heart, i wish to -- >> the musical can to nigeria -- came to nigeria. i have given my life to this struggle. it was a slap in the face of nigerian policies. the same people who are running for the presidency or the forefront fighters in the pdp -- all the same bigwigs are still in the political scene. what have they achieved in the 14 years of democracy? we still

have peaked in many areas especially on long island but watching areas like providence, new port, new london. so we still got a couple of hours to get past that. the winds are definitely weaker on the back side. even though in new york city the storm is going past we have a gust in philly at 37. atlantic city 35. so i think, alex, the bottom line is even though the sun may come out, we'll still have some strong gusty within. i wouldn't plain a park with a lot of big trees. give it to at least noon in those areas until you start going outside and getting back to business. >> okay. bill karins thank you very much for that update. we'll check in with you shortly. tragically one person has died in maryland as a result of rooep. a woman was killed in queen's ann county. maryland's emergency management agency said more than 78,000 businesses and homes head without power. let's head back to tom costello. tom i under you have a bit of an update on residents. are people back in their homes? >> reporter: they are being allowed back in as of 9:00 business owners and residents were being allowed in. the

news. >>> to london where extra police were on the streets sunday after clashes saturday sdpashged by the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old by a police officer. over the weekend a total of 160 were arrested. jillian kelly from itn has more. >> reporter: flames leap into the night from a double decker bus. more than 300 rioters through petrol bombs and fireworks. several homes and shops were also set on fire. police cars were attacked and three were set alight. more than 100 riot police battled for hours to control the situation. 36 police officers were injured, two are still in hospital. the violence broke out after 120 people protested at the police station about the fatal shooting of a local man by armed officers thursday. the independent police complaints commission is investigating the shooting. >> the looting, the damage, the concern that it's now cost people to their businesses is absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: this area of london has a history of tension with the police and there were terrible riots here in 1985 when a police officer was killed. the local mp was called for cal

this is r t the headline is chaos reigns thousands of police move on to the streets of london to prevent new violence the looting of the three days of disorder. shop some business is closes fears rise of another nights of violence while all the latest from london in just a few moments. also u.s. stocks claw back losses following the biggest slump in years after america's credit rating downgrade. europe's top bankers says the continent is going through the worst financial crisis since world war two as the central bank by its bonds from the region's crippled economy. welcome this is r t it's not just after nine pm choose the new year in moscow my name is kevin irwin and first some sixteen thousand police officers will patrol the streets of london choose day night in a bid to prevent more clashes the random violence has gripped london for three days now it's left a trail of smashed windows looted shops and burnt out cars in a number of cities across the parties are bennett's following the latest for us. shops and businesses are not just here in clapham and southwest london but all over the city

lama hasan, abc news, london. >> seems like london has had a quieter night. a difference. >> quite a crackdown. plus the evolution of this thing kind of intrigues me. first of all, a police shooting involving a young african-american male. then people kind of starting to get on the economy, tough times. now it seems it's a magnet for anyone who wants to cause a little bit of mayhem. >> there are reports that looters were actually organizing on facebook and other social sites. >> to take advantage of the lawlessness. >> let's meet at this time and see what we can get away with. my goodness. >> scary times. >>> the grandparents of caylee anthony have just observed what would have been her 6th birthday. geor and cindy anthony gathered with more than 100 people for a memorial. it took place near the wooded area in orlando where caylee's remains were found three years ago. they released balloons in their granddaughter's memory. casey anthony was not there and her whereabouts remain a mystery. >>> in our news now, aruba is once again the focus of a high-profile mis

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the other big news coming through from london of course you've been following the news there but there's riots all weekend there's been further trouble in fact the further trouble at the moment we brought you the latest pictures that we're seeing and let's take a look at them now yeah they are coming through live from helicopter there above the. scenes there in hackney it doesn't look to be an awful lot of trouble there earlier on but the news agencies are reporting that new violence has erupted there hackneys in the east london of course skirmishes are reported to have broken out between police and the groups of use there as you say that car we showed you these pictures in a while but these are live shots that carson moved since it doesn't look to be anything particularly bad going on there at the moment but of course people keeping a close eye on what you can see a cordon of police across the end of the street there just bring you up to date on this if you're just catching up with this news you may recall weekend of being problems. nuff problems to bring the u.k. on the secretary trees

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central moscow thank you for being with us these are our top news stories this half hour thousands of police move on to the streets of london provide new violence on looting after three days of this although over five hundred people have been arrested after the buy. u.s. stocks fall but losses following their biggest slump in years the plunge was caused by fears the downgrade of america's credit rating could worsen the slowdown of the world's biggest economy. and europe's top banker says the council is going through the worst financial crisis since world war two european markets have remained uncertain despite the central bank's move to buy bonds from the reach of crippled economies. and with the current financial turmoil of the u.s. and europe then there's more talk about the need for a new global reserve but he spoke to nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz some eve of the bretton woods conference in april this year his words now seem more relevant than ever. joseph stiglitz is a nobel prize winning economist and columbia university professor and he's pushing for a rethinking of the global economic framework in th

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